A/N: I'll admit I'm not exactly surprised of the little reviews I got for this story, but I was hoping for at least one. Oh well, enjoy this next chapter.

Talon flew all the way back to his master, Adrian. The bird quickly recognized his forest homeland and managed, without a problem, to find his master's shattered abode. Once he reached his target, the hawk did a quick scan of the perimeter in search for Adrian or Princess Alexandra. At once, the bird spied the couple along with the princess' travel mates and swooped down performing a perfectly practiced and graceful aerial landing on the perch that was settled near the princess and his master.

"Talon!" the princess exclaimed. "What happened?"

Alexandra carefully placed her ear near the bird's beak. Talon appeared to make whispering sounds that only Alexandra, Aphrodite and Adrian understood. After the hawk ushered its last few sounds it flew back up and perched itself on the golden mare's head, careful not to sink his pre-cut talons threw her already thick flesh.

Eugene couldn't retain his impatience or his curiosity any longer. He had to find out if Rapunzel was safe, he needed to know if the twins had moved her or not. His rage and anger were about to take complete control if he didn't get an answer soon.

Fortunately, for him, the raven-haired princess was an expert at reading people's emotions. She quickly deduced Eugene's frustrations and gave away her information. "Don't worry Rapunzel's safe for now. We were right about the warehouse. According to Talon the Stabbington brothers are planning to meet their mystery employer at an old clearing of this forest with the 'stolen merchandise'."

"Then that means she's nearby," Eugene exclaimed, overjoyed.

"I wouldn't keep my hopes up just yet," said the princess, "we don't know how far there heading- but they are near by, so…"

"How much further 'till we find them?" Eugene's voice was filled with determination and ambition. He was keen on finding his princess girlfriend and he wasn't planning to rest until he found her, safe and sound.

Adrian helped pack a few supplies though his beloved princess wouldn't let him accompany them on their big rescue mission.

"It would be best to have some back up," she advised him, but his heart filled with worry. He knew how strong of a fighter she truly was, but even now, Adrian cared so much about her that he was let doubt judge her abilities. In the end, Alexandra won, but her sweetheart insisted that their 'little messenger' accompanied them for 'insurance'. Or in simpler terms, Talon is a hard defence line that's hard to penetrate.

The Stabbington brothers were in quite the slump. Their 'merchandise' didn't stop squirming and struggling for the whole trip. She was quite a handful, but all the riches that would soon be at hand seemed worth fighting worth an aggravated princess and keeping her in one peace- without ending up with a few bruises themselves. Though the princess remained stubborn throughout their whole hike, she wasn't exactly the hardest thing to steal. And soon enough it would be payday.

As the merchandise continued to squirm and struggle ferociously, a loud shrieking sound filled the air. The sound was so intense that the extremely tough twins couldn't bare even a small sample of its vicious screeching melody. The terror of the sound made them forget all about their money and the crazy employer who wanted the princess, all they could think about was blocking the sound out of their ears. Once their hands reached their ears, they lost all senses- including one holding the burlap sack. Before he could regain any of his senses, he dropped the bag with the stolen cargo.

The screeching finally stopped, and the twins decided to pick up their merchandise and meet this so-called mystery employer. But before they could reach the bag, a neighing horse interrupted them. Then their eyes spotted a shimmering golden mare and on top of the glittering beast was a fair raven-haired young lady with a large thick staff in one of her arms.

The girl dismounted her horse. "Hello boys," she started. "I suggest you leave this place and give me the bag before you end up with some serious injuries."

The two men nearly died of laughter at the site of the girl. Sure, once they were outsmarted by some old lady, but things were different now. They drew out their swords and prepared for attack, but the young lady was more vicious and tough, as she appeared to be. She ran at the twins, firmly grounded her staff, and used her weapon as an anchor to propel herself high into the air. She flew at the speed of a tornado and the grace of a cat, when the thugs tried to eliminate her she could only evade them with greater speed. Soon the Stabbingtons got annoyed with her petty game and decided to finish this once and for all. The girl sensed their thoughts, so she took her staff and whacked them unconscious on the head.

Eugene stepped out of the dense bushes to get a closer view of the unconscious twins and the extremely impressive fighting princess, along with Pascal, Maximus, Aphrodite and Talon. In fact, no one in their time has ever seen a girl fight with such agility and strength- unless if they used frying pans.

"Where did you learn to do that?" Eugene asked with genuinely impressed and a bit fearful.

"What? You think being a princess is all curtsies and manners? I taught myself, actually."

Eugene was beginning to understand why she had no interest in getting married to some prince. She would be worth more trouble to them then to herself.

Their conversation was cut by muffled cries coming from the struggling bag that one of the Stabbingtons had dropped. Eugene and Alexandra quickly rushed towards it and loosened the top of the burlap sack. And out popped a familiar face with short brown hair gasping for air.

"Eugene!" she cried. Rapunzel rushed towards her boyfriend who then tightly embraced her in return.

A/N: Sorry this chapter took so long and if it's too short, but I'm happy to announce that more will be pouring soon enough because I'm almost done with exams. Only three days of tests left and it's off to story writing. And remember I need as many reviews as possible if you want me to continue or if you just want to give me a few ideas.

To those waiting for my up date on The Search will get their just reward, but be patient I can only write so much at a time.

So stick around there's more to come.